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Raymarine ST40 wind instrument Dave O. at 1:32am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 0/988 Does anyone have any experience with a Raymarine ST40 wind unit on their boat? It is quite a bit ch
Moving winches to the cabintop or poptop? Bobby McCullough at 1:57am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 1/1368 I want to move my winches to the cabintop or poptop of my 81 C22. Has anyone done this...how did yo
Need New Sails Summers Eve at 2:03am 10.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1098
Atomic 4 replacement....? AJ at 2:36am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 14/3751 I'm thinking about taking out my Atomic 4 30hp. gas motor and putting a 4 stroke 9.9hp motor on a br
outboard size on 26m Trevor watkins at 2:39am 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1587 Have just bought a new 26m from the factory to be shipped to Mauritius. Need some advice on the outb
Repaired link George at 3:04am 10.22.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1234 Hi Peggie,As you requested, I reported the bad link to Phil Herring, and got a response from him t
Building a hard dodger Passrider at 3:46am 10.22.07 Catalina 30 6/3849 Has anyone built a hard dodger for their C-30? I'm interested in what materials and processes were
cast iron keel marty gelbard at 3:43am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1124 Periodically I've sanded down the cast iron keel on my O'day 37 and applied epoxy. It seems corrosio
Autohelm Instrument Adjustment Terry Cox at 4:14am 10.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1547 Our boat came with the standard suite of Autohelm instruments including depth, speed, wind and autop
Winter Cover for 310; also Cockpit table Irish Ayes at 4:50am 10.22.07 Catalina 310 1/1548 Has anyone purchased a winter cover for their Catalina 310? If so, would mind sharing from whom you
Sailboat Shipping in Hampton Roads, VA BradG at 4:45am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1415 I need a hauling company that has a hydraulic trailer to move my hunter 27 from carrollton to va bea
Diesel motor Noise Digger at 5:18am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 7/2424 I sail 1988 Catalina 30, Universal M18 Diesel (14 Hp) We have noticed an increase in Motor Noise.
Interior Cushions Davis at 5:10am 10.22.07 Catalina 30 2/1477 Hi all. I am new to this list. I have a 1989 Catalina 30 and the time has come to replace the cush
How to Retrieve a lost sheet end from top of mast? wpageabc at 5:38am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2047 Hi, looking for a tip on how to get the sheet end connector that clips to sail head. It was inadve
Purchasing H356 Douglas Washburn at 5:56am 10.22.07 Big Boats 9/1262 I am considering upgrading from my H31 to an H356 (2003). Are there any Achilles Heels for which th
Not to toot my own horn but PrincessoftheLake at 5:52am 10.22.07 Big Boats 1/897 If you go to this link you will find the current issue of the sailing magazine, Northern Breezes. Th
Not to toot my own horn but PrincessoftheLake at 5:50am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1196 If you go to this link you will find the current issue of the sailing magazine, Northern Breezes. T
Caulking versus butyl tape around windows sailingdude at 6:18am 10.22.07 Catalina 30 2/2764 I am in the process of resealing all of the cabin windows in my 1980 C-30. I'm wondering if anyone h
Dead body found on the Chesapeake Bay Broke sailor SV Marcell at 6:32am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 22/2967 On Channel 16 we heard of a body found. The boater that found it floating face down wearing a PFD w
Do I need new sails? John at 7:35am 10.22.07 Day Sailers 16/3048 How do I know for sure if I need new sails? I have been having a couple of problems for the last t

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Containers lost and now a fire jssailem at 12:54pm 10.24.21 Darn. A High Wind Watch is in effect through Sunday morning for the north and central Washington co
Containers lost and now a fire MikeHoncho at 12:40pm 10.24.21 Possible water reactive materials. Peroxides or corrosives would be my first bet
Port leaks arf145 at 12:39pm 10.24.21 I wipe off the acrylic and the gasket pretty much every time I close a port when leaving the boat. I
Battery cut-off switch? (1) jssailem at 12:38pm 10.24.21 Typically a battery switch has multiple options. OFF- 1 - BOTH - 2. Something like this. on. The
Containers lost and now a fire sail sfbay at 12:30pm 10.24.21 Wonder what was in the 10 containers that caught fire and could the fire have been prevented by elim
Battery cut-off switch? jssailem at 12:25pm 10.24.21 Chris. Switches like that are often used as cut off switches. The key is removable. The switch has
Hunter 33 Bilge hose setup SamLust at 12:17pm 10.24.21 RE: Post # 8, Diana of Burlington. Yeah,... What he said! THAT is how you do a bilge pump.
99 Fixtures of Lights on the Wall... Head Sail at 12:12pm 10.24.21 Add more ventilation and/or dehymidifier. Excess moisture may be the cause of your problems.
CNG (10) Joshua770 at 11:45am 10.24.21 @Joshua770: Until you know more about your tanks and regulator and related CNG pressures I would
What would you change in this plan? (fiberglass part of a rotten core job) Rabe at 11:35am 10.24.21
99 Fixtures of Lights on the Wall... Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 10.24.21 Clean the contacts on the bulb (once again) but this time before replacing the bulb, coat the termin
Hunter 33 Bilge hose setup DianaOfBurlington at 11:24am 10.24.21 I wasn't asking why the previous owner did something. A helpful presumption: the Previous Owner o
CNG Joshua770 at 11:23am 10.24.21 @Joshua770: Until you know more about your tanks and regulator and related CNG pressures I would s
Hunter 33 Bilge hose setup DianaOfBurlington at 11:18am 10.24.21 In general, at this stage there is no point in wondering what Hunter did from the start. What Grizz
CNG Richard19068 at 11:17am 10.24.21 Instead of being concerned with finding a CNG source ( which seems to be a vanishing commodity), an
99 Fixtures of Lights on the Wall... Rich Stidger at 11:16am 10.24.21 Also, attached is a picture of one of the fixtures. It's a PIA to pop off the lens. Does anyone k
What is this? Stu Jackson at 11:15am 10.24.21 There really is quite a lot of disinformation in this quoted post. I'll let Maine Sail comment on i
CNG Richard19068 at 10:58am 10.24.21 @Joshua770: Until you know more about your tanks and regulator and related CNG pressures I would s
99 Fixtures of Lights on the Wall... chip veres at 10:54am 10.24.21 Sorry to say, you answered your own question. Remove the fixture, clean off the corrosion, and sold
Hunter 33 Reefing line boom internals Rabe at 10:39am 10.24.21 All original Kenyon parts should still be available. Wow! I would have never guessed this stuff is

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